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Lake Stevens uses eminent domain to build new Powerline Trail
The city is taking residents to court over easements totaling over 21,000 square feet in two neighborhoods.
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In ‘Midtown,’ Snohomish aims to balance small town flavor with growth
Building guidelines and affordability goals for the new district were sketched by a 13-person task force.
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Justices: State law supersedes Edmonds gun storage requirement
The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday the city law — requiring gun owners to keep firearms locked up…
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Arlington City Council member was ‘fighter for the underdogs’
Mike Hopson, 74, died Tuesday. He was sometimes a minority opinion on the council. “He wanted to help…
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$16M in cuts loom if Marysville school funding measures fail
Two levies saw support of less than 45% of voters in February. Now, with proposed taxes decreased, the…
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New alert system aims to bring home missing Indigenous people
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law creating the new system. Families of the missing and murdered say it’s…
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For Snohomish teen, Ukrainian headdress is more than art
Anna Lomachenko: “I think that I have to show the world not only the war, but also the…
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As women sweep Tulalip board races, ‘a pretty historic time for us’
“In the past, women pretty much ran the tribe. We’re just now coming back into what we’ve always…
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A new Marysville superintendent, and a lot of hope for the future
Zachary Robbins is a high school principal in Las Vegas. He will take over a district mired in…
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In D.C., Tulalip Tribes laud revised Violence Against Women Act
Under the 2022 version, tribes have more authority to prosecute non-natives on tribal land.
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Snohomish City Council confirms new city administrator
Heather Thomas, the public and government affairs manager for the Snohomish Health District, will start Monday.
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School, but not police, punish Lake Stevens student over ‘racist’ post
Police found the girl’s social-media post about raccoon hunting was not a thinly veiled threat, but it was…
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Lake Stevens to seize property for Powerline Trail
The city attorney said condemnation is a “necessary step.” Only nine of 57 property owners signed easement agreements.
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Lake Stevens releases report on departed public works director
A once-redacted report shows Eric Durpos admitted to violating policy. He also accused an employee of a false…
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Gender-identity clubs face resistance in some local schools
Some Snohomish County parents have objected to supportive groups for LGBTQ youth. For the kids, the clubs can…
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Edmonds budget amendment saga ends with $400K in spending cuts
The new City Council held five meetings, then adopted five of 30 proposed budget changes.
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Lake Stevens schools investigating apparent racist threat
Superintendent Ken Collins said Lake Stevens police are helping to investigate “the origins and intentions” of a social…
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Snohomish mayor ousts city administrator, names a new one
After the announcement was leaked, Mayor Linda Redmon said she’s ‘revamping our internal functioning.’
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New superintendent picked in ‘divided’ Marysville School District
Zachary Robbins, the principal of Cheyenne High School in Las Vegas, could be the next leader. But first,…
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Edmonds man leaves legacy of ‘charging ahead’ despite diagnosis
Bill Brayer, who lived with Multiple Sclerosis, founded the Edmonds nonprofit MS Helping Hands Donor Closet. He died…